# NTSB LAX81DUK05: Cessna 170A, N9164A, Cottonwood, AZ, September 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1981
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ · COTTONWOOD, AZ
- Location: 34.7508° N, 111.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7508&lon=-111.9840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2997  81/9/13    COTTONWOOD,AZ       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1962
        TIME - 1100                    N9164A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEDONA,AZ                   COTTONWOOD,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9164A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9164A-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 19358, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cottonwood

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810913065549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913065549A), Sep 13, 1981: Cessna 170A, Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Swerved off runway, collapsing left main gear.

## Other investigations on N9164A (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA085), Dec 25, 1984: Cessna 170A (N9164A), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN83LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA023), Nov 11, 1982: Cessna 170A (N9164A), Durango, CO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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